Matches on TV
| Sunderland's Results | |||
| Dec 6 | Manchester City | 0 - 3 | A |
| Dec 3 | Liverpool | 1 - 1 | A |
| Nov 29 | AFC Bournemouth | 3 - 2 | H |
| Sunderland's Fixtures | |||
| Dec 14 | Newcastle United | H | |
| Dec 20 | Brighton and Hove Albion | A | |
| Dec 28 | Leeds United | H | |
| Premier League Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 6 | Everton | 15 | 1 | 24 |
| 7 | Brighton | 15 | 4 | 23 |
| 8 | Sunderland | 15 | 1 | 23 |
| 9 | Liverpool | 15 | 0 | 23 |
| 10 | Tottenham | 15 | 7 | 22 |